Michigan Online Real Estate Continuing Education (con ed)

Here is another example of a recent legal case involving a fraudulent real estate scheme, this time committed by a mortgage lender. I try to post case summaries in order to provide timely updates to real estate professionals on important issues. Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, June 9, 2009), the Un...

We are offering a 10% discount on the purchase of all of our online Michigan real estate continuing education courses. Simply type activerain10 in the "Discount Code" field at the top of the checkout page. You must purchase your courses by June 30, 2009 to take advantage of this offer. Even thoug...

We are offering a 10% discount on the purchase of all of our online Michigan real estate continuing education courses. Simply type activerain10 in the "Discount Code" field at the top of the checkout page. You must purchase your courses by June 30, 2009 to take advantage of this offer. Even thoug...

Stanley J. Watras was a construction engineer at the Limerick nuclear power plant in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. A monitor was installed at the plant to check workers to make sure they did not accidentally accumulate an unsafe dose of radiation at work. One day, on his way to work, Mr. Watras entere...

Here is another example of a recent legal case involving a fraudulent real estate scheme committed by a real estate agent. I try to post case summaries in order to provide timely updates to real estate professionals on important issues. On May 11, 2009, John A. Yanchek was sentenced to 60 months...

Here is another example of a recent legal case involving a fraudulent real estate scheme committed by a real estate agent. I try to post case summaries in order to provide timely updates to real estate professionals on important issues. On May 11, 2009, Oladipo Olafunmiloye, a real estate agent,...

Here is a little reminder for everyone about their obligations under the Fair Housing act with respect to people with disabilities.  The following are a few examples of illegal housing practices against persons with disabilities under the Fair Housing Act: Refusing to rent or sell or otherwise m...

The goal of the Fair Housing Act is to ensure “no person shall be subjected to discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin in the sale, rental or advertising of dwellings, in the provision of brokerage services, or in the availability of res...

Under the Fair Housing Act, a resident or an applicant for housing makes a reasonable accommodation request whenever she makes clear to the housing provider that she is requesting an exception, change, or adjustment to a rule, policy, practice, or service because of her disability. She should ex...

The duty to accommodate arises only when the housing provider has knowledge that a disability exists and that an accommodation may be required for the disabled person to use and enjoy the housing. Here are key points: The applicant or resident must make a request for an accommodation. The reques...